On Monday, I found myself swept along by the solar eclipse enthusiasm without really meaning to be.Read more…
Science Corner: A View From the Poles
[A] thoughtful and well-reasoned essay on the value of conflict between science and religion seemed like a perfect opportunity to start my new summer project.Read more…
Science Corner: Siri, Compose a Sonata
One of the benefits of teaching a computer how to do a task like composing music is that it forces us to really understand both how we ourselves accomplish that task and how we know when we’ve succeeded.Read more…
Science Corner: The Phylogenetic Trees of Lebanon
As you can probably guess, reports of the Bible’s demise were greatly exaggerated.Read more…
Science Book Review: The War on Science
To the extent that there really is a war on science, I would preferred more of a peace proposal than marching orders for one side.Read more…
Science Book Club: The War on Science Ch 11-13
This is the “what then shall we do?” section. As with the rest of the book, it is sweeping and ambitious in scope.Read more…
Science Book Club: The War on Science Ch 9-10
[T]he material on climate science is important and worth framing in a broader context, and obviously Otto is correct that evangelicals question evolutionary biology in large numbers, but I’m not persuaded that Otto is as engaged with the the religious topics to make such strong assertions about religion.Read more…
Science Book Club: The War on Science Ch 7-8
Thanks to everyone who attended the video chat last week. It went so well, we’ll be doing it again next week (7/13 9pm EDT). Feel free to join even if you couldn’t come last week. And I’d particularly love toRead more…
Science Book Club: The War on Science Ch 5-6
A broader view of how science intersects with arts and culture might make it easier to defuse the titular conflict.Read more…
Science Book Club: The War on Science Ch 3-4
This week’s chapters begin Otto’s highlights of American history and the roots of its democratic and scientific traditions.Read more…
Science Book Club: The War on Science Ch 1-2
Is Otto trying to encourage broad scientific literacy and a deeper level of scientific discourse in US national politics, or is he rallying support for specific policies and positions?Read more…
Science Corner: Announcing a Summer Science Blog Book Club
I’m going to try something new: a book discussion group via blog.Read more…
Science in Review: Taxi Cab Science
I would like to see my science communication focus more on conversation and discussion, rather than just monologuing.Read more…
Science Corner: Artificial Intelligence Deploys Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
A little randomness turned out to be a boon to the groupRead more…
Science Corner: The Speed of Knowledge
Ideas are sticky; we hold onto them even in the face of revisions or contradictions.Read more…
Science Corner: The Demon (And the Angel?) in the Permafrost
We may need to come up with a more practical plan … because the permafrost is melting and ancient organisms may be coming back to life: not mammoths, but microbes.Read more…
Science Corner: The First SoCal Artisans
The publication of these results is thus a testament to [the researchers’] perseverance regardless of how the conclusions are ultimately judged.Read more…
Science in Review: Taking Science into the Streets
The walking [at the Pittsburgh March for Science] would also provide a good opportunity to reflect on science in the public sphere.Read more…
Science Corner: Universal Science Income
Paying for science is not always as exciting as the science itself, unless we’re using science to figure out how to pay for it.Read more…
Science Corner: Does Science Rule out Resurrections?
I don’t think understanding the mechanism by which God accomplishes his goals makes them any less miraculous.Read more…
Science Corner: Readers Who Read this Post also Read…
Thus in talking about this work…we may be inadvertently revealing additional facets of the communication challenges posed by our present political landscape.Read more…
Science in Review: The Evolving Healthcare Market
How do we provide the best possible healthcare for the most people and how do we pay for it?Read more…
Science Corner: A Rocket Race Everyone Wins
Measuring the return of investment in inspiration is challenging.Read more…
Science Corner: I-9, Two Forms of Identification, and Your Genome
We believe we could use our time and money so much more efficiently if we only knew from day one which people will be loyal friends, productive employees, or healthy patients.Read more…